Comments by Karel van der Waarde: A major
collection of book and writing and printing materials. The basis in 1953
was the library of the Klingspor foundry. Other specialities are
calligraphy, book illustrations, the work of Rudolf Koch, Eckmann, Peter
Behrens. Basically they have far too much to show everything, and it depends
a bit on the exhibition in the main area. However, the standard collection
upstairs is worth a visit.

Italy

next to the Bibilioteca Palatina of Parma.
Piazza della Pilotta 5
tel: 0521-282217

Biblioteca Angelica, a public library Roma

Comments by Klaus E. Werner:
In Italy there are _e_a_s_i_ly_ accessible (identity card).
Right around my corner there is such a library (Biblioteca Angelica, Roma)
that possesses-- among other things -- 1.100 incunaboli (books before
1500), 20.000 books of the 16th century, 519 books of Bodoni etc.
You just go there, show your passport at the entrance and they will give
you what you want. Even the editions of Aldus Manutius (Hyperotnomachia
Poliphili) and Nikolaus Jenson (Plinius' Naturalis Historia).

Japan

Netherlands

Excerpted from the "Welcome" --
"In 1994 A Hundred Highlights from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek
was published. In this book a selection of manuscripts, printed works,
book bindings, and specimens from the paper history collection in the
Department of Special Collections is presented with explanatory notes,
mainly provided by staff of the Department.

"Members of the staff of the Library Research Department have adapted
the book for digital distribution. The result may be seen on your
screen: a digital book of plates with comments.

"Just like the version of the Highlights published in book form, the
digital Highlights can be browsed and provide an extensive
introduction and index. Moreover, the electronic presentation offers
you the opportunity of joining a number of selected guided tours. If
you are interested in the ways the Library's treasures on paper or
parchment were made, there are tours, for instance, of miniatures in
medieval manuscripts, modern typography, bookbindings and paper
making. For those interested in the contents of these works of art,
there are tours of literary, religious, historical, art historical and
other subjects.

"The copyright of this edition is deposited at Waanders Uitgevers and the Koninklijke
Bibliotheek. "

Comments by Bruno Maag:
It is more like an old papermill -
fully working - than a museum about type.
It does workshops in papermaking, hand setting and printing.
It is also gorgeously located on the river Rhein with a little cafe in front of
it. So, if you're there in the Summer it is an ideal place to unwind.

United Kingdom

Excerpted from the "Digital Library/Treasures Digitisation" pages:
"The British Library Exhibition Galleries house some of the world's most
famous books and documents, including the Diamond Sutra, the world's
first recorded printed document, produced in China in the 8th century
AD; two version of Magna Carta, internationally considered to be the
foundation of civil liberties; the Lindisfarne Gospels, the pinnacle of
Anglo-Saxon artistry; and Gutenberg's 42-line Bible, Europe's first
printed book, c.1455. "

Comments by Tom Chadwin:
Having recently started occasional work in London, I have had the chance to
visit the new British Library at St Pancras.
Although not in possession of a reader's ticket, and hence unable to enter
the reading rooms, I still regard the library as my favourite place in
London, and have revisited it every time I have returned.
There is a splendid exhibition on print and type in the basement, and, of
course, the public galleries.
Needless to say, I cannot recommend a visit to the Library highly enough. It
seems to me that there is a great deal more on display than there was in the
Manuscripts Room at the British Museum, and to be able to see works by
Gutenberg, Caxton, Aldus, and Wynkyn de Worde side by side is a joy.

The Type Museum is a living, working museum and an important resource
for all those interested in written and printed letterforms.

The Museum is currently under development, and for practical reasons
can only offer limited access at present.

The Type Museum offers visitors the chance to explore aspects of the
collections through a series of Open Days, held on the first Wednesday
of each month. Demonstrations start at 10 am, noon, and 2 pm.
Admission charge £5 (concessions £3).